Thankful Thursday #26

This week I'm thankful for...

• days when I'm organized enough to leave school shortly after my students


• when the mailbox has something good in it like a magazine or a package


• the Northern California Writing Project and the opportunities they give me to learn and collaborate with my colleagues


• nights when I don't dream about school and the well-rested mornings that follow


• Q Tips.  I don't care that they're not intended for my ears or that in putting them in my ears I may somehow puncture my brain.  I love the feeling of cleaning out my ears.


• getting all four of the hotel pillows to myself


• television finales and the return of summer shows


• my husband, who attended our class musical dress rehearsal and said lovely things about my children


• the looks on the faces of my little ones as they performed our class musical for their loved ones


• teachers being moved to first grade this year who are comfortable enough in their own skin to ask for help


• the opportunity to share what I love with other teachers


• wearing my flannel pajamas, slippers and winter robe in May